14 Facts About Mark Hebscher

Mark Hebscher was born on January 1,1956 and is a Canadian television and radio personality, and author.

Mark Hebscher has authored The Greatest Athlete, a book about George Orton, a track-and-field athlete who was the first Canadian to medal at the Summer Olympics in 1900.

Mark Hebscher was born on January 1,1956, in Toronto, Ontario.

Mark Hebscher attended Conestoga College in the applied radio and TV arts program.

Mark Hebscher began working at CJFM-FM in Montreal in 1980.

Mark Hebscher joined the Global Television Network in 1984 to co-host Sportsline, an evening sports show, alongside Jim Tatti.

Mark Hebscher presented a weekly series of bloopers and highlights from the previous week, that were humorously called the "Hebsy" awards.

Sportsline was nominated for two Gemini Awards as best sports show, and in 1989 Mark Hebscher was nominated for best performance by a sports broadcaster.

Sportsline was revived for another 5-year run from 2010 to 2015 on CHCH-DT in Hamilton, Ontario with Mark Hebscher co-hosting with Clint "Bubba" O'Neil.

Mark Hebscher next worked as a sports announcer and hosted Maple Leaf Hockey, a live broadcast of Toronto Maple Leaf hockey games on the Global Television Network.

Mark Hebscher co-hosted a current affairs show called Square Off initially at CHCH-DT with future MPP Donna Skelly.

In 2015, CHCH-DT declared bankruptcy, and many on-air personalities, including Mark Hebscher, were laid off.

Mark Hebscher has subsequently hosted podcasts, most recently Hebsy on Sports with Mike Boon, which started in 2018.

In 2019, Mark Hebscher wrote a book titled The Greatest Athlete which chronicled George Orton, the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal.